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Before I tell this story, let me just say that it has been a long while since I have had a good race like this!!!
I barely lost to a Mercedes Benz AMG C43 this morning.
We were lined up next to each other at a light. We didn't both punch it off the line, but once we knew both of us were going to go, we were on it. I pulled my car back into low 1, realizing that this was going to be a tough race. Until about 60 I had a 1/2 car length on him...........his hood was even with my front door. From 0-60 I could have reached out and touched his car. I was assuming that once I shifted into low 2, I would just pull away...........wrong. I shifted into low 2 with a solid shift and then I could see his car shift. He immediately pulled 1/2 car in front on me. Now my hood was even with his front door! I stayed 1/2 car behind until about 90. We then saw a cop going the other direction. I hit the brakes first and the AMG followed. The cop didn't notice........why would an old Lincoln and an old body style Mercedes be racing at 90 MPH at 8:50 in the morning. The AMG C43 has no noticeable visual differences in the front end from a C220. According to what I found on the internet, the C43 has a 302 horsepower V8 and does 0-60 in 6.1 and the quarter in 14.6.
Btw – it is so nice to race a non-ricer! We parted our ways with hand waves, headlight flashes, and of course a hand sweep across the head for the close call with our friends in blue.
Ken
I barely lost to a Mercedes Benz AMG C43 this morning.
We were lined up next to each other at a light. We didn't both punch it off the line, but once we knew both of us were going to go, we were on it. I pulled my car back into low 1, realizing that this was going to be a tough race. Until about 60 I had a 1/2 car length on him...........his hood was even with my front door. From 0-60 I could have reached out and touched his car. I was assuming that once I shifted into low 2, I would just pull away...........wrong. I shifted into low 2 with a solid shift and then I could see his car shift. He immediately pulled 1/2 car in front on me. Now my hood was even with his front door! I stayed 1/2 car behind until about 90. We then saw a cop going the other direction. I hit the brakes first and the AMG followed. The cop didn't notice........why would an old Lincoln and an old body style Mercedes be racing at 90 MPH at 8:50 in the morning. The AMG C43 has no noticeable visual differences in the front end from a C220. According to what I found on the internet, the C43 has a 302 horsepower V8 and does 0-60 in 6.1 and the quarter in 14.6.
Btw – it is so nice to race a non-ricer! We parted our ways with hand waves, headlight flashes, and of course a hand sweep across the head for the close call with our friends in blue.
Ken